GENERAL

The site www.worldsfunniestisland.com has been created with permission of the Australian Comedy Festival P/L. ('we, 'us' 'our', 'the Festival').

These terms and conditions of use govern your use of the website, whether you are posting a material, or simply browsing the website. By accessing, browsing or using our website at www.worldfunniestisland.com or by posting information, (including videos or photos) or participating in a forum, you acknowledge that you have read, understand and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use.

The Terms of Use may change from time to time, and please note that although we are not required by law to contact you and inform you of changes, we ask that your review these Terms of Use from time to time or each time you access the website to check for changes.

COPYRIGHT & TRADE MARKS

Copyright

All content included on this site such as text, web-design, graphics, logos, button icons and images are the property of the Australian Comedy Festival P/L and are protected by Australian and international copyright laws, except where it is specifically stated that the information was previously published elsewhere and/or the copyright is acknowledged to another party, usually the original publisher, photographer, filmmaker or writer. Any text on this website that is marked with the copyright notice of any other party apart from the Festival is that person's intellectual property and you must contact that person or organisation if you wish to use their material.

You may view this website and its content using your web browser and save an electronic copy of the website solely in the usual operation of your web browser in visiting the site. However, you must not otherwise reproduce, transmit (including broadcast), adapt, distribute, sell, modify or publish or otherwise use any of the material on the site, including audio and video excerpts, without the consent of the relevant copyright owner, or for any commercial purpose or except as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth). You may not modify or copy the layout of the website; nor any computer software or code contained in the website.

Trade Marks

The Australian Comedy Festival P/L, World’s Funniest Island official logo are all registered trademarks owned by the Australian Comedy Festival P/L. All rights reserved.

Links to Other Websites

This website contains links to sites owned and operated by third parties and which are not under the control of the Festival.

The Festival provides the links to other sites as a convenience to you and the existence of a link to other sites does not imply any endorsement by the Festival of the linked site; and is not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and does not accept any responsibility for the accuracy, ownership or any other aspect of the information contained on those websites. We expressly disclaims any liability arising from linked sites provided on this website.

INFORMATION PROVIDED BY YOU – FORUMS & REGISTRATION

Registration

Upon registering your details on any part of our website, you agree to:

(a) provide accurate, current and complete information about you as may be prompted by any registration forms on the website ("Registration Data");
(b) maintain the security of your password and identification;
(c) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data, and any other information you provide to the Festival to keep it accurate, current and complete; and
(d) be fully responsible for all use of your account and for any actions that take place using your account.

Participation in Forums

To participate in the forums on the website, you must register your details such as your name, postcode, email address. If you do not want to provide these details, you will be able to read the forums but not create or reply to posts.

Forum Guidelines

By participating in the forums on the website you automatically agree to abide by the following guidelines:

(a) the forums are not here to promote commercial interests, therefore you agree not to advertise goods and services, other than for the Festival such as upcoming shows or reviews;
(b) show respect to others who participate in the forums;
(c) you must not use offensive or derogatory language;
(d) you warrant that anything you post or contribute is not defamatory or a malicious falsehood in relation to any product, service, person or corporation; and does not in any way infringe a third party’s rights including privacy, or intellectual property rights (including but not limited to confidential information, copyright and trade marks); and
(e) you warrant that the material and/or information provided by you is not the “passing off” of any product or service and does not constitute unfair competition; and that the material and/or information does not infringe any trading laws, legislation or regulations of the Australia and any other parliament competent to legislate in relation to the website or any law in any country where the material and/or information is or will be available electronically to users of this website.

Removal of Material/Account

The Festival reserves the right to remove any material posted on a forum that is considered dangerous, harmful or in our opinion inaccurate, likely to breach any laws or be defamatory and to terminate your participation in a forum at our absolute discretion by cancelling your registration immediately.

License to use Intellectual Property

By uploading any material which is intellectual property including, but not limited to, copyrighted works, trademarks and service marks (the “intellectual property”) on to the website, you grant the Festival a perpetual, non-exclusive, irrevocable and payment-free licence throughout the world to:

(i) reproduce, use and exploit the intellectual property, as part of the website, to the full extent permitted by intellectual property law in any jurisdiction in which the website is available to users; and
(ii) allow the Festival to sub-licence others the same rights granted to the Festival in (a) above.

INDEMNITY

You will at all times indemnify and keep indemnified the Festival and its respective officers, employees, contractors and agents (referred to as “those indemnified”) from and against any loss (including reasonable legal costs and expenses) or liability incurred by any of those indemnified arising from any claim, demand, suit, action or proceeding by any person against any of those indemnified where such loss or liability arose out of, in connection with or in respect of any breach of this Agreement by you; and publication of or distribution of the material and/or information supplied by you.

YOUR PRIVACY

By providing your personal information you consent to the use of that information by the Festival as outlined in this Agreement.

Any and all information collected, including personal information or email addresses collected on the website is only used for the purpose of the conducting the business of the Festival including production of the event, promotion, marketing and publicity for the Festival by any means. The Festival may also authorize third parties to offer you goods and services using the information acquired through this website. However you may elect to not be so notified via an unsubscribe option contained in the notification.

Cookies may be used from time to time to assist us in presenting the website in a more usable format, and provide statistical information on user habits on this website for market research purposes.

FEEDBACK

If you have any complaints about this website or alternatively any suggestions for its improvement, please contact us at info@worldfunniestisland.com. We will endeavor to respond to your query as soon as possible.

DISCLAIMER

The Festival and its respective officers, employees, contractors and agents have no liability for any costs, losses or damages of any kind, which you may incur, arising whether directly or indirectly from the use of this website. This applies in relation to or in connection with any material and/or information supplied in respect of advertising on this website; and as a consequence of removing any material and/or information from this website.

The Festival is making the website available for others to publish information without assuming a duty of care to users. The Festival is not in the business of providing professional advice and gives no warranty, guarantee or representation or endorsement about the accuracy, reliability or timeliness or otherwise, of the information contained on the website and/or linked sites.

To the full extent permitted by law the Festival disclaims any and all warranties, express or implied, regarding:

(a) the accuracy, reliability, timeliness or otherwise of any information contained or referred to on the Website and/or of any linked sites; and
(b) merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose for any service or product contained or referred to on the Website and/or on any linked sites.
The Festival will not be liable under any circumstances for:
(a) errors or omissions in the Website, or linked sites;
(b) delays to, interruptions of or cessation of the services provided in the Website, or linked sites; and
(c) defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of any user of the Website,
(d) any loss of profits or any damages of any kind recognised by law (even if it has been advised of the possibility of such loss of profits or damages) which are the consequence of you:
(i) acting, or failing to act, on any information contained on or referred to on the Website and/or any of the linked Websites; and
(ii) using or acquiring, or your inability to use or acquire, any service or product contained or referred to on the Website and/or any linked sites.

The Festival does not warrant guarantee or make any representation that:

(a) the website, or the server that makes the site available to you are free of software viruses;
(b) the functions contained in any software contained on the website will operate uninterrupted or are error-free; and
(c) errors and defects in the website will be corrected.

You agree to accept the full cost of any necessary repair, correction and maintenance of any of your computer software or hardware, which may be necessary as a consequence of you accessing the website.

TERMINATION OF WEBSITE

The Festival may terminate access to the website at any time without notice, and we will have no liability to any person for any costs, losses or damages of any kind arising as a consequence of terminating access to the website.

RELEVANT JURISDICTION

This Agreement will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Australia, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws.

You agree to the jurisdiction of the courts of Australia to determine any dispute arising out of this Agreement.

If any part of these Terms of Use is found to be void, unlawful, or unenforceable then that part will be deemed to be severable from the balance of this Agreement and the severed part will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.